Great Aunt Louise's
Family Inspired Foods
So many warm memories from our Italian kitchen to yours!
Mangia bene, ridi spesso, ama molto!
(Eat Well, Laugh Often, Love Much)
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Family Favorites from Northern Italy
My Grandparents Antonio and Rosa
Our Story
La Nostra Storia
It was an unlikely event ….. a car driving through the country broke down in front of the family farm. The dashing young man who had recently immigrated to the US was helped by the Italian family who owned the farm. He took one look at the farmer’s daughter and fell in love. These two young Italian immigrants were my Grandparents Antonio Birocco and Rosa Enrieu. Great Aunt Louise was my grandmother’s sister along with 5 other siblings.
The two married and raised a family comprised of a son (my father) and three daughters.
Family picnics and bocce ball were common summertime events, starting with the Annual Mother’s Day Picnic at the Enrieu Family Farm, where everything began. I learned to cook from my many Italian relatives, but spent the most time in Great Aunt Louise’s kitchen, watching, helping and asking lots of questions about the food and family she fed.
Great Aunt Louise always had a good story to tell and I delighted in spending time cooking and gossiping with her in the old farmhouse kitchen. I was fortunate that Aunt Louise lived to be over a 100 years, young – giving me lots of time with her to learn and practice our family recipes together.
Christmas Eve couldn’t come fast enough! The family would gather to share a big pot of Bagna Cauda (BAH/nyah COW/dah), dipping fresh vegetables, warm Italian bread and sipping chianti. It was a night full of love and laughter.
Also, enjoy our other family appetizers Bagnetto, Antipasto and Pepper Fennel Taralli snacks as well as our traditional marinara Family Sauce. And don’t forget to try our Basil Infused Olive Oil imported from Italy!
I am SO proud to share our family traditions and foods with you!
Mangia Bene!
Cassandra Birocco
The Family Farm
Working on the Farm
LA FAMIGLIA
Top Row: Antonio, Lena, Margaret, Joseph, Great Aunt Louise and Levi
Lower Row: Joseph Anthony, Rosa, Marie, Great Grandpa Joseph, Louie, Nona Maria, Judy, Jennie and Henry
Family is from Montanaro and San Giusto
Canavese. Both are comunes in the
Metropolitan City of Turin in the north
western region of Piedmont.
